Projects

The HERMO programme included 13 research projects. You can access some reports and publications by clicking the titles of the projects. Principal investigators can provide further information concerning their projects.

1. The effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on inner-ear sensitivity
Heikki Hämäläinen, PhD, Professor
Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Turku
+358 2 333 5428, heikki.hamalainen(at)utu.fi

2. Long- and short-term effects of GSM electromagnetic fields on preattentive auditory discrimination in the human brain
Minna Huotilainen, PhD, Docent
Cognitive Brain Research Unit, University of Helsinki
+358 9 191 29459, minna.huotilainen(at)helsinki.fi

3.Thermophysiological and cardiovascular responses of human subjects exposed to RF fields from mobile phone
Maila Hietanen, PhD, Research Professor
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
+358 30 474 2714, maila.hietanen(at)ttl.fi

4. Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on developing nervous system – a study relevant to children's use of mobile phone
Timo Kumlin, PhD, Researcher
Department of Environmental Science, University of Kuopio
+358 17 163 031, timo.kumlin(at)uku.fi

5. The effects of radiofrequency radiation from mobile phone systems on brain functions
Leena Korpinen, MD, PhD (Tech), Professor
Laboratory of Electrical Engineering and Health, Tampere University of Technology
+358 3 3115 2035, leena.korpinen(at)tut.fi

6. Cellular phones and brain tumour risk: assessment of sources of error
Anssi Auvinen, MD, PhD, Professor
STUK- Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
+358 3 215 6883, anssi.auvinen(at)stuk.fi

7. Development of radio-frequency dosimetry
Lauri Puranen, Lic Tech, Senior Scientist
STUK- Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
+358 9 759 88 457, lauri.puranen(at)stuk.fi

8. Computational dosimetry of RF exposure cases
Risto Pitkäaho, Senior Scientist
VTT
enquiries: Jouko Aurinsalo: +358 20 722 5606, jouko.aurinsalo(at)vtt.fi

9. In-vivo estimation of tissue permittivity
Jari Hyttinen, PhD (Tech), Professor
Ragnar Granit Institute, Tampere University of Technology
+358 3 3115 2116, jari.hyttinen(at)tut.fi

10. Interaction of mobile phones with superficial implants
Reijo Lappalainen, PhD, Professor
Department of Physics, University of Kuopio
+358 17 162 564, reijo.lappalainen(at)uku.fi

11. Tissue heating close to implants by mobile phone
Reijo Lappalainen, PhD, Professor
Department of Physics, University of Kuopio
+358 17 162 564, reijo.lappalainen(at)uku.fi

12. Identification of protein targets of mobile phone radiation in human volunteers: A pilot feasibility study
Dariusz Leszczynski, PhD, Research Professor
STUK- Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
+358 9 759 88 694, dariusz.leszczynski(at)stuk.fi

13. Effects of RF radiation on cellular oxidative stress: Consequences on genotoxicity and apoptosis
Jonne Naarala, Senior lecturer, PhD, Docent
Department of Environmental Science, University of Kuopio
+358 17 163 581, jonne.naarala(at)uku.fi